James B. Scanlon

James B. Scanlon was a US Army captain and a MACV advisor in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. He was attached to Captain Ly Tong Ba's armored unit during the early years of the war, helping to train and advise the ARVN and ultimately fighting at the Battle of Ap Bac, where he lost a close friend, a fellow advisor. He criticized the US conduct of the war, arguing that the military saw an iceberg ahead but sped up the ship.